Call: Public art wanted for CAFKA.09: Veracity

CAFKA.09: Veracity

http://www.contemporaryartforum.ca/


In this uncertain environment, could it be that our ability to evaluate truth is compromised? How will history be recorded and communicated to future generations? What if the asterisks were missing?

Artistic practice, from realism to minimalism, has an inherently illusory nature; artists frequently use their craft to expose untruths, and just as frequently perpetrate them. For Veracity, CAFKA asks artists to consider the veracity of truth, whether that be through the handling of materials, thematic or conceptual concerns of their practice. Artists may wish to consider the scientific, artistic, political, religious, historical, or experimental implications of an uncertain truth through the veracity of materials and ideas.

We invite proposals for new or existing works that engage with the theme and the public spaces in and around Kitchener City Hall. Works in all media will be considered including sculpture, performance, video, audio, installation, photography, painting, drawing and digital media. Video artists are invited to submit single channel work relating to the theme to be considered for inclusion in a video compilation which will be screened during the Forum.

CAFKA takes art out of the confines of the gallery walls and places it in a civic space to engage and confront the broader public. We offer the public an opportunity to engage with internationally relevant, ambitious, contemporary art. Artists have the opportunity to create work that needn’t adhere to the rules of presenting art within the gallery/museum system.

The exhibition will take place in and around Kitchener City Hall in September, 2009. Artist Fees paid for Visual and Media Art Projects: CAD $2,000, which is intended to cover all aspects of production & installation including materials and transportation. Video and one-time Performance fees paid in accordance with CARFAC (Canadian Artists’ Representation/le Front des Artistes Canadiens).

All applications must be received by 5:00 pm, July 1, 2008.

Event place: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Event dates: 2008
Contact

CAFKA
P.O. Box
1122 Kitchener ON
N2G 4G1 Canada
phone: 519.744.5123
veracity@cafka.org

Call: 7a*11d International Performance Art Festival

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 7a*11d International Performance Art Festival
Date: Submissions due January 15, 2008; Source: 7a*11d Collective

This is the call for submissions for 7a*11d's 7th International Festival of Performance Art in 11 years, taking place in Toronto from October 22 ñ November 2, 2008. Organized by an unincorporated non-profit group of artists, 7a*11d presents a series of performance art events and artist projects in a festival setting. Our purpose is to offer a professional showcase for new and progressive performance
art works. Artist organizers will select emerging and established artists of the highest quality from around the world that showcase the breadth and depth of performance art as a genre. We pay artist fees and try to subsidize travel, but please note that our budget is limited and not adequate to support troupes or companies.

PLUS:
D2D Direct to Documentation: A video program of performance documentation. Can't come to the Festival? We still want to see your work! Send us an edited tape [five minutes or less on NTSCVHS, Hi-8,
mini-DV, CD or DVD] of your performance documentation or performance for camera. (No PAL or SECAM tapes, please!) Selected tapes will be curated into a screening program. Artist fees will be paid
for those selected for screening.

For pdf and html versions of the full application, see http://www.7a-11d.ca

Call: Harvest Festival seeks volunteers

hi guys,

Harvest festival really needs volunteers to help up on site for this Wednesday Aug. 29th to Friday Aug. 31st and as well other days mid week in the weeks leading to the gathering September 22nd.

These are enjoyable times away from the city camping under the stars with good people.

Dave and Justin both have mini vans so we can drive you up. all you need is your camping gear.

If your able and interested please respond to:
volunteer@harvestfestival.org


thanks for your consideration.


justin, lana, dave and irving
Harvest festival 2007

www.harvestfestival.org

Call: Artengine seeks sport-themed art

SUPERFAN

Artengine
February/March 2008
Call for proposals
Deadline September 21st, 2007

Goals; runs; touchdowns; strokes; points; rank; wins; losses; world
records; time trials; points against; plus/minus; fumbles; strikeouts;
shut outs; power play goal percentage; total personal fouls; fourth
down conversions; intentional walks.

This short list shines only a small light on the statistical
landscape of sport. The generation of this detailed documentation of
competitive sports produces a vast and massive movement of numerical
information back and forth through newspapers, magazine, websites,
specialty channels and newscasts. Like an athletic stock market,
talent is commodified, codified and reduced to columns of percentage
points. With this call for new electronic artworks Artengine hopes to
bring a poetic perspective to this statistical landscape.

In Winter of 2008 Artengine will present Superfan, to be exhibited in
public locations in Ottawa's Elgin Street area, a popular night-life
district with many sports bars. The theme of the commissioned work is
to be centred around the statistical information generated from
professional and amateur sport.

Proposals from all disciplines will be considered however, some
preference will be given to art works with greater engagements with
the technological aspects of their production and presentation.

Artists are encouraged to keep in mind that the commissioned works
may be presented in the context of a sports bar or similar public
location, and so fragile or expensive interactive projects may be
difficult to secure.


Commissioned Artists will receive:

1$1000.00 commissioning fee for the creation and presentation of the work.
2$200.00 towards production materials.
3Producing membership for one year. This membership gives access to
Artengine facilities and equipment. (For those artists from outside
the Outouais region a On-line Membership will be awarded.) Please
check artengine.ca/html/newmember-e.php for more information on
Artengine memberships.

Proposals should include:

1Project Proposal (2 pages max.)
2Artist Statement (1 page max.)
3Current CV (3 pages max.)
4Supporting Materials (digital images; websites; video documentation
etc. Please do not send 35 mm Slides.)
5Self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage.

For further information and questions please contact Ryan Stec,
Artistic Director at artistic@artengine.ca.
Send submissions to:

Superfan Commissioning Project
c/o Artengine
2 Daly, Suite M70
Ottawa, ON
K1N 6E2

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SUPERFAN

Artengine
Février/mars 2008
Appel de projets
Date limite : le 21 septembre 2007

But ; course ; touché ; coup ; point ; rang ; victoire ; défaite ;
record mondial ; contre-la-montre ; point contre ; plus/moins ;
échappée ; retrait sur prises ; blanchissage ; pourcentage de buts
marqués en avantage numérique ; total de fautes personnelles ;
conversion de quatrième touchés ; but sur balles intentionnel.

Cette liste éclaire qu'une infime partie du paysage statistique des
sports. La documentation détaillée, voire obsessive des sports
compétitifs génère une masse imposante de données quantitatives. Telle
la Bourse, les résultats sont compilés dans les journaux, les
magazines, les sites Web, les canaux spécialisés et les téléjournaux.
Alors que les athlètes sont codifiés et transformés en commodités, la
performance risque-t-elle d'être réduite à des tables de points de
pourcentage ? Grâce à cet appel de nouveaux projets électroniques,
Artengine espère insuffler une nouvelle signification au paysage
statistique des sports..

L'exposition Superfan d'Artengine sera présentée dans différents
lieux publics sur la rue Elgin à Ottawa, un quartier populaire de vie
nocturne qui abrite plusieurs bars d'ambiance sportive. Les ?uvres
commandées aborderont le thème de l'information statistique produite
par le sport professionnel et amateur.

Artengine accordera une préférence aux projets qui feront preuve d'un
engagement important envers les aspects technologiques de la
production et de la présentation.

Les commandes seront présentées dans un bar d'ambiance sportive ou un
lieu public semblable. L'artiste doit ainsi tenir compte que les
équipements fragiles ou dispendieux pourraient être difficiles à
protéger.


Les artistes recevront :

1.un cachet de 1 000 $ pour la création et la présentation de la commande ;
2.une contribution de 200 $ à l'achat de matériaux de production ;
3.une adhésion de production pour un an, ce qui donne accès aux
équipements d'Artengine. (Pour les artistes à l'extérieur de la région
de l'Outaouais, Artengine leur accordera une adhésion en ligne.)
Veuillez consulter artengine.ca/html/newmember-e.php pour des
informations complètes sur l'adhésion et les différents statuts de
membre.

Les propositions devraient inclure :

1.une proposition de projet (2 pages max.) ;
2.un énoncé artistique (1 page max.) ;
3.un curriculum vitæ à jour (3 pages max.) ;
4.des documents à l'appui (images numériques, sites Web, documents
vidéo, etc. – s'il vous plaît, n'envoyez pas de diapositives 35 mm) ;
5.une enveloppe pré affranchie.

Pour plus d'information, veuillez contacter Ryan Stec, directeur
artistique à artistic@artengine.ca.

Veuillez envoyer les propositions à :

Projet de commandes Superfan
a/s Artengine
2 Daly, Bureau M70
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 6E2 --


Ryan Stec
Artistic Director
Artengine
2 Daly Ave. Ottawa, ON
K2P 0G5 613.482.0119

Call: Musicians wanted for Contact Contemporary Music marathon concert

Open call for music

On September 8, 2007, Contact contemporary music is presenting an all
day new music marathon concert at Yonge Dundas Square in Toronto.

Artists are invited to send proposals for music.

Proposals can be any length of time and any style that can be described
as new, contemporary, experimental, improvisational, etc.

We are looking for performers including soloists, small or not so small
ensembles and composer-performers. Music proposals can be for any
instrumentation.

For more information, contact:
info@contactcontemporarymusic.ca

Call: Vtape seeks curators for "Curatorial Incubator" Project

Vtape's award-winning project The Curatorial Incubator returns!


This year, The Curatorial Incubator, v.5 - VIDEO ANIMATION "What's Up Doc?"
will be a search for animated gems. Artists use animation techniques to
critique the media, to conjure up the spirits, to play with history and look
into the future. Participants in What's Up Doc? hone their curatorial skills
in the media arts through workshops, independent research and writing,
culminating in a public presentation of their selected titles, accompanied
by a fully illustrated publication.


Research phase (July-August) includes: workshops conducted by established
curators, artists and arts professionals specializing in media arts and an
interest in animation,
free access to the vast research facilities on site at Vtape, with over 3500
tapes by 800+ artists and over 2000 articles on video art, and support for
external research in locating previews and screening copies of works.


Presentation phase (Sept 29 - Nov 3, 2007) includes: an exhibition of all
the curated programmes with an introduction by the curator, and a fully
illustrated catalogue of all the programmes with curatorial essays.


Proposals must include: an up-to-date c.v.; a statement of intention (1 page
in total) that outlines your interest in video animation and why you want to
be part of The Curatorial Incubator, v.5 - What's Up Doc? video and
animation; examples of critical writing you have done (published or
non-published); examples of any curatorial or organizational work you have
done.


Please indicate your availability for workshops July 28-29 and/or August
11-12, 2007). NOTE: If you are from outside of Toronto, please indicate how
you would cover the costs of your travel to the workshops (to be held over 1
weekend) and research at Vtape (minimum 1 week). And don't worry; you won't
be held to your original proposal but keep in mind that the jury will need
to get an idea of what kind of work you are going to be searching for.
Surprises are to be expected along the way. That's what research is all
about.


Send applications to:
Lisa Steele, Creative Director, Vtape
401 Richmond St. West, #452, Toronto, ON M5V 3A8
lisas@vtape.org


DEADLINE: July 13, 2007
Info: lisas@vtape.org - www.vtape.org

Call: La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario Call for Submissions

La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario
Call for submissions
GNO's 2008-2009 season


The GNO, concretely supports the development of various mediums and forms of
expression in experimental art and offers timely opportunities for reflexion
or creation.

The GNO invites artists, groups of artists and currators working in
experimental art to submit a proposal for an exhibition.

This proposal should include:

1. A resumé
2. A detailed description of exhibition or project
3. An artist statement
4. Ten slides or digital images of recent work, with description
5. Self-address-self-stamp envelope

Send your submission to:

Exhibition Selection Committee
La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario
P.O. Box 242, Station B
174 Elgin
Sudbury, Ontario P3E 4N5

visit www.gn-o.org

The deadline for receiving submissions is July 31 2007.

Conctact Person : Danielle Tremblay Director
174 Elgin Street, Sudbury Ontario
1877 358 6615 or (705) 673-4927
website at www.gn-o.org
email info@gn-o.org

Call for Submissions: Ed Video Media Arts Centre

Ed Video Media Arts Centre – 2007-2008 Call for Submissions!

Ed Video Media Arts Centre in Guelph, Ontario is inviting submissions by
artists and curators for the upcoming programming season of Sept. 2007 –
Sept. 2008. The submission deadline is April 2, 2007.

Our annual Exhibition and Screening series presents regional, national and
international video-based media art work. We encourage a strong
curatorial and artistic practice that is challenging, stimulating, and
provocative. Both emerging and established artists/curators should apply,
and we are interested in all genres of media arts – experimental,
narrative, documentary, feature, installation and inter-disciplinary. Our
aim is to also ensure our presentations address the interests of a diverse
audience, are relevant in the local and national media art community, and
support the development of our producing members.


Please send any support material you wish such as:
• Names of artists and works to be presented
• A brief curatorial statement or description of the work(s)
• A Curriculum Vitae
• Preview tape/DVD of the submitted work
• A proposed budget covering all costs of screening/exhibition
• A self-addressed, stamped envelope if you wish it to be returned

Selections will be based on:
• Compatibility with Ed Video’s mandate
• Quality of the work submitted
• Quality of the proposal
• Availability of space/money

Ed Video encourages submissions from curators/artists of all ethnic,
cultural, and religious backgrounds.
We support artists through the payment of artist and copyright fees
according to the guidelines established by CAR/FAC (Canadian Artists'
Representation/Fronts des Artistes Canadiens).

All submissions will be considered by a Selection Committee made up of
artists, curators, community members and Ed Video members. Notice will be
given by April 30, 2005.

Please send submissions to:
Selection Committee
c/o Ed Video Media Arts Centre
16A Wyndham St. N.
P.O. Box 1629
Guelph ON
N1H 6R7

For more information, please visit www.edvideo.org.

For submission inquiries, please contact:

Scott McGovern
Technical and Programming Director
Ed Video Media Arts Centre
(519)836-9811
scott@edvideo.org